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quinta-feira, 28 de fevereiro de 2013

Word of the day: SHUNT


Shunt:  desvio, manobra (trem), chave de estrada de ferro, circuito secundário (eletr.), derivação, desviar, sair do caminho,  por de lado, livrar-se, manobrar um trem
Synonyms: shove, thrust, jolt, push, diversion, bypass, push, shove, move, shift, propel, force, thrust, jolt
“Shunt them into walls.”
“So instead of simply overtaking your opponents, the game actively encourages you to shunt them into on coming traffic.”
“When she was six, she had an operation to adjust a shunt, which cut across her optic nerve and left her totally blind.”  (www.wordhippo.com)

sábado, 8 de dezembro de 2012

Word of the day: Yank


Yank:  puxão, arranco, empurrão,  sacudir, empurrar, empuxar, arrancar
Synonyms: buck, hitch, hoick, jolt, twitch, jerk
“He yanked the door shut.”
“She yanked on the dog's leash.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

quarta-feira, 6 de junho de 2012

Word of the day: Wobble

Wobble: agitação, oscilação, balouço, ação de cambalear, bamboleio, vacilação, hesitação, cambalear, bambolear, agitar, oscilar, sacudir, tremer, estar incerto, vacilar, hesitar, ser inconstante, titubear
Synonyms: agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jounce, quake, quiver, shudder, vibrate, shake
“The vase wobbled but didn't fall over.”
“The boy was wobbling along on his bicycle.”(www.merriam-webster.com)